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Jose Rodriguez vs. Commission on Elections, et al.

JOSE RODRIGUEZ, petitioner, vs. THE HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND NIEVES GUIANG, respondents.

G.R. No. L-61545 | 1982-12-27

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

Petitioner Jose Rodriguez and private respondent Nieves V. Guiang were the two candidates for the office of municipal mayor of Bugallon, Pangasinan in the January 30, 1980 local elections. Rodriguez was the official candidate of the Nacionalista Party while Guiang ran under the banner of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan party.

After the counting and canvass of votes cast in all the municipality's voting centers, Rodriguez was credited with 6,626 votes as against Guiang's 6,491 votes. On the basis of the 135 vote majority, the municipal board of canvassers proclaimed Rodriguez the mayor on January 31,...